I saw them twice when they played Berkeley.  I love this band.  Playing two shows back to back at this late hour on Memorial Day when they have another show the next day in San Jose earns them some serious cred (like they needed any more).

If only I knew of other Pixies fans in SF!

Today, in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge opened to vehicular traffic.  Aside from the fact that my grandparents drove from Iowa to San Francisco on their honeymoon, the bridge was:

• Completed in 4 years
• Completed ahead of schedule
• Completed under budget

Ah, savor the days before lawsuits and politicians got in the way of bridge construction.  Sometimes I think that this country's government institutions have lost their ability to get things done efficiently (or at all).

http://www.atomfilms.com/af/spotlight/collections/starwars/

In light of my dad's ventures in organic farming, this seemed both funny an poignant-

http://www.storewars.org/flash/index.html